Experience the spirit of blues music in Memphis on the city’s exclusive Music Bus! Genuine local musicians will guide you through the city’s highlights, entertain you, and render the tunes for which Memphis is globally recognized. We welcome audience involvement! The tour starts from Alfred’s On Beale at 197 Beale St, Memphis.
Experience the spirit of blues music in Memphis on the city’s exclusive Music Bus! Genuine local musicians will guide you through the city’s highlights, entertain you, and render the tunes for which Memphis is globally recognized. We welcome audience involvement! The tour starts from Alfred’s On Beale at 197 Beale St, Memphis.
- Beale Street - The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred’s on Beale.
- Handy Park - Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the “Father of the Blues.”
- The Peabody Ducks - History of the South’s grand hotel
- The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange - History of the Cotton Exchange and…
- Beale Street - The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred’s on Beale.
- Handy Park - Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the “Father of the Blues.”
- The Peabody Ducks - History of the South’s grand hotel
- The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange - History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
- Mississippi River - History and importance of the Mississippi River
- Lauderdale Courts - History of the Presley family’s first real home in Memphis
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude’s
- Sun Studio - The birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll! (Optional admission.)
- Sam Phillips Recording Studio - History of Sam Phillips’ second recording studio, the successor to “Sun Studio”
- Overton Park - Overton Park Shell and the story of Elvis’ first concert
- Lafayette’s Music Room - History of Overton Square and Lafayette’s
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music - Home of Stax Records and Southern soul - Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staples Singers, Booker T & the MGs, and many, many others!
- National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel - Explanation of the 1968 Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Admission to Sun Studio (included with selected option)
- Admission to Stax Museum (included with selected option)
- Local taxes covered
- Expert-guided sightseeing tour
- Admission to Sun Studio (included with selected option)
- Admission to Stax Museum (included with selected option)
- Local taxes covered
- Expert-guided sightseeing tour
- Gratuities
- Admission to Sun Studio (if option not selected)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Admission to Stax Museum (if option not selected)
- Gratuities
- Admission to Sun Studio (if option not selected)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Admission to Stax Museum (if option not selected)
- The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but if you have a collapsible wheelchair and have some mobility, we should have no problem accommodating you. Please contact us in advanced with any additional questions.
- Within a few blocks there are four different parking garages, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to our location (just…
- The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but if you have a collapsible wheelchair and have some mobility, we should have no problem accommodating you. Please contact us in advanced with any additional questions.
- Within a few blocks there are four different parking garages, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to our location (just two blocks away) is at 149 Peabody Place between Second Street and BB King Blvd., next to the Hampton Inn. You can try your luck with on-street metered parking, too, on Second Street just south of Beale; on Beale between Front and Second; or along Peabody Place from Front to Fourth Street.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.